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OverviewThis book analyses and compares the origins, evolutionary patterns and consequences of different science and technology controversies in China, including hydropower resistance, disputes surrounding genetically modified organisms and the nuclear power debate. The examination combines social movement theories, communication studies, and science and technology studies. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the book provides an insight into the interwoven relationship between social and political controls and knowledge monopoly, and looks into a central issue neglected by previous science communication studies: why have different controversies shown divergent patterns despite similar social and political contexts? It is revealed that the media environment, political opportunity structures, knowledge-control regimes and activists’ strategies have jointly triggered, nurtured and sustained these controversies and led to the development of different patterns. Based on these observations, the author also discusses the significance of science communication studies in promoting China’s social transformation and further explores the feasible approach to a more generic framework to understand science controversies across the world. The book will be of value to the academics of science communication, science and technology studies, political science studies and sociology, as well as general readers interested in China’s science controversies and social movements. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003160212, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hepeng JiaPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9780367765293ISBN 10: 0367765292 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 09 January 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Science Controversies Encounter Political Opportunities 2. Research Method and Data 3. Science Controversies in Transitional China 4. Hydropower, Fragmentation and Knowledge-Making 5. GMO Controversy: How Orthodox Science Lost Control 6. The Nuclear Power Debate in a Narrow Political Opportunity Structure 7. Why are Science Controversies So Different? 8. Synergy of Different Theoretical Traditions in a Comparative Lens 9. ConclusionReviewsAuthor InformationHepeng Jia is a professor of communication at Soochow University, Suzhou, China. He has worked as a leading science journalist for 20 years and is also a pioneering researcher in the field of science journalism and communication in China. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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